Synopsis of Eragon and Eldest -- Gates of death -- Around the campfire -- Assault on Helgrind -- Divergence -- Rider and Ra'zac -- To walk the land alone -- Trial of the long knives-- Winged tidings -- Escape and evasion -- A delicate matter -- Bloodwolf -- Mercy, Dragon Rider -- Shadows of the past -- Amid the restless crowd -- To answer a king -- A feast with friends -- Intersecting sagas -- Making amends -- Gifts of gold -- I need a sword! -- Unexpected guests -- Fire in the sky -- Man and wife -- Whispers in the night -- Orders -- Footprint of shadow -- Over hill and mountain -- For my love -- A forest of stone -- Laughing dead -- Blood on the rocks -- A matter of perspective -- Kiss me sweet -- Glûmra -- Clanmeet -- Insubordination -- Message in a mirror -- Four strokes upon the drum -- Reunion -- Ascension -- Words of wisdom -- Whipping post -- Among the clouds -- Butting heads -- Genealogy -- Two lovers doomed -- Inheritance -- Souls of stone -- Hands of a warrior -- Tree of life -- Mind over metal -- A rider in full -- Greaves and bracers -- Leave-taking -- Flight -- Brisingr! -- Shadow of doom -- Sunrise -- Pronunciation guide and glossary -- Acknowledgments.